Malone lost to Vernon back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Tigers came up short against the Yellowjackets, falling 12-2. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Christian Morales
| 04/02/26 vs Vernon | 2 |
| 03/30/26 @ Altha | 2 |
| 03/19/26 vs Poplar Springs | 1 |
| 03/17/26 @ Graceville | 1 |
| 03/13/26 vs Graceville | 4 |
| 03/10/26 @ Ponce De Leon | 1 |
Malone saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Morales, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Morales is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Malone and nudges their season record down to 9-5. As for Vernon, they moved to 11-10 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Coming up, Malone will head out to face off against Pensacola at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Malone's pitchers better be ready for this one: Pensacola has averaged an impressive 10.7 runs per game this season. As for Vernon, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Paxton at 4:00 p.m.
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